he started his career as a defensive lineman with the detroit lions in 1958. as the lions president put it, his legacy reached far beyond the gridiron. after retiring, he gained fame in hollywood. first as mongo, the horse punching brute in "blazing saddle the." >> you can't park that animal over there. it's illegal. >> you tell him. >> bill: he later played an adopted dad in the sitcom "webster" from the 1980s and recent years, he suffered from dementia and among the more than 3500 other former players suing the nfl for brain damage, they claim, that linked to their playing days. we're told he died at home surrounded by family. alex karas, 77 years old the carful? how about...by the bowlful? campbell's soups give you nutrition, energy, and can help you keep a healthy weight. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. >> bill: a dozen people are now dead in the meningitis outbreak that health officials linked to contaminated steroid shots. the latest updates reports 137 total cases in ten different states, about a third of those in tennessee where six people a